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Definition of Waist
Waist
That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and hips.

Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.), that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship.

A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.

A girdle or belt for the waist.

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When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today they peer beyond the seven seas, bury themselves waist deep in tidings, and by and large what they see and hear makes them unutterably sad.
E. B. White

Focus on your problem zones, your strength, your energy, your flexibility and all the rest. Maybe your chest is flabby or your hips or waist need toning. Also, you should change your program every thirty days. That's the key.
Jack LaLanne

Middle age is when your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places.
E. Joseph Cossman

In the United States women develop MS at approximately twice the rate men do, and no one can explain why women are affected most often from the waist down.
Annette Funicello

They put chains on me; they chained my waist, my legs. Put me in the back of a squad car, and I literally blacked out. I didn't even - there's whole pieces missing.
Jim Bakker

This is the first time in my life I've had hair this short. It's always been down to my waist. I can't hide behind my hair any more.
Melissa Joan Hart

I do fish. I think there is a connection between thinking and fishing mostly because you spend a lot of time up to your waist in water without a whole lot to keep your mind busy.
Anthony Doerr

Normal birth to me should not be numb from the waist down and waiting for the doctor to tell you to push. There's a reason we feel it. There's a reason we need to feel it.
Ricki Lake

The French are endowed with bigger limbs; those of the Spaniards are stronger; they have a very slim waist. The French fight with more ferocity than advise. The Spaniards the opposite.
Michael Servetus

My god! It's a hamster with explosives taped around it's waist!
Colin Mochrie



Waist Translations
waist in Dutch is middel, leest, taille
waist in German is Taille
waist in Italian is vita
waist in Portuguese is cintura
waist in Spanish is cintura, talla
waist in Swedish is midja


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